Second division day
33
Sevilla increased
their lead at the top of the table after beating Compostela 0-2. Michel
opened the scoring in the first half after a mistake by the defence and
Héctor added the second after the interval with a header from Fredi's
free kick.
Meanwhile second placed
Tenerife lost 1-0 to Córdoba thanks to a late goal by
Melgar, leaving them now five points behind the leaders. (14.04.01)
Betis leap-frogged
over Tenerife into second place four points behind their city rivals thanks to
a last minute goal by Cuéllar against Salamanca. The visitors had
taken the lead though Rogerio but Casas made it all square before the break.
Quique Martín missed a penalty for the away side in the second half and
Salamanca were left with ten men after Pinilla picked up a second yellow card.
Atlético Madrid kept up their push for promotion, and they moved
up a place to fourth after beating Extremadura 2-0. Salva got both goals
in the second half, the second from the penalty spot, to take him to the top of
the goalscorers' chart with seventeen.
Recreativo Huelva
held on to their unbeaten home record by the skin of their teeth. A late goal
by Bodipo gave them a 1-1 draw against Leganés after Makukula had
given the Madrid based side the lead before the interval. Huelva lose ground
though on the top sides, as do Albacete, who drew 0-0 at Levante.
Both teams are on 53 points, two behind Atlético. The promotion race now
appears to be between the top six after Sporting were beaten 3-1 by
relegation candidates Getafe to drop four points behind the leading
group. Two from Faizulín and another from Mariano Juan finished them
off, with Manel replying for Sporting.
Getafe's victory takes them
on to 32 points, one behind Elche who lost 0-1 at home to next to bottom
club Universidad Las Palmas. The only goal came from an Alexis penalty,
and Elche's second manager of the season, Jorge D'Alessandro, was fired after
the match, with Marcial Pina taking over as caretaker. Racing Ferrol
scraped a 1-1 draw with Murcia thanks to a late Ante Razov goal after
Zárate had opened the scoring from the penalty spot. The point takes
them ahead of Compostela on goal average, two points above Elche.
Bottom club Lleida
were beaten 2-1 by Jaén, with Jurado scoring twice for the
Andalucians and Renaldo replying for the Catalans. The four relegation spots
appear to be between six clubs, with a five point gap to the next placed team
Leganés. Jaén move up to a comfortable position midtable, level
with Badajoz who beat Eibar 1-0. The two draw specialists
appeared to be heading for another boring score-less game before Mauricio stole
the victory with an injury time goal. (15.04.01) |